Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers 6/14/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Dodger Stadium will play host to game 1 of a 3 game set between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers.The Phillies Come into this game 32-31 on the year after winning four of the last five games played including an 8-7 win over the New York Yankees last game played. Vince Velazquez got the start for Philadelphia giving up two runs on six hits in five innings of work resulting in a no decision. Archie Bradley came on in relief pitching one full inning, while striking out two batters to get the win.

The Phillies offense struggled at times going 14-40 as a team from the plate to score eight runs. Philadelphia was 8-19 with runners in scoring position and left 12 runners on base. Jean Segura, Bryce Harper, and Alec Bohm led the way for the Philadelphia offense driving in two runs apiece.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 38-26 on the year with a 20-11 home record. Los Angeles loss the last game played to the Texas Rangers 12-1 a day after beating Texas by the same score. Trevor Bauer took the mound for Los Angeles giving up six runs with four of them being earned on nine hits in 6.1 innings of work resulting in the loss.

Offensively the Dodgers struggled in this game going a combined 6-32 from the plate. The Dodgers were 0-3 on the day with runners in scoring position leaving six runners on base. AJ Pollock Supplied the only boost to the Dodgers lineup with a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh.